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Chairs For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 4
Color: Brown
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Stocksessel Folding Chair in Walnut
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A historical re-edition with all the charm of past times. A walking stick or folding stool made from bent beech wood with a woven cane seat connecting the three curved legs. The swan’s neck handle also provides a comfortable backrest. Legend has it that the empress Elizabeth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Bodystuhl Chair in Black with Woven Cane Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thanks to the striking effect of the steam-bent beech, the Bodystuhl chair proposed by Nigel Coates shows a profile showing sinuous shapes characterized by a structure with variable thickness. The large seat and the ergonomic backrest, made in woven cane, recall shapes and materials of Lehnstuhl, already designed by the English designer for Wiener GTV Design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Beach chair Japú Trama Classic 2 - Outdoor area -Garden and Lawn - Dengô Brasil
Located in Caçapava, SP
- Trama Classic 2 - main color: sand - secundary color: olive green, ocher, burgundy.
- structure color: natural aluminum
beach chair, country chair, garden chair, lawn chair, campi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Rattan and Teak Wooden Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Elegant rattan armchair with wooden structure and handcrafted braided rattan wicker combining quality, robustness and class. Comfortable and ergonomic, aerial and poetic. The armrest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Teak
21st Century Charisse Armchair Cotton Velvet Pinewood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Cyd Charisse inspired Ottiu to create this soft yet imposing Mid-Century Modern armchair. This woman wasn’t only an American actress but also an outstanding dancer with roles usually...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Velvet, Pine
Beach chair Japú Trama Lia - Outdoor area - Garden and Lawn - Dengô Brasil
Located in Caçapava, SP
- Trama Lia - main color: burgundy - secundary color: olive green, mustard
- structure color: natural aluminum
beach chair, country chair, garden chair, lawn chair, camping chair, f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Set of 6 Medea Chairs by Vittorio Nobili, Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A nice set of six Medea chairs by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy, 1950s. Good structural condition, some minor signs of use and wear, minor losses to edges, but good g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Georges Robert Patinated Chairs in Oak and Rush, France, 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
Georges Robert dining chairs in oak and rush, France 1950s
Enhance the charm of your mountain or chalet setting with these exquisite chal...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Beach chair Japú Trama 6 Musk green Outdoor area Garden and Lawn - Dengô Brasil
Located in Caçapava, SP
- Trama 6 - main color: moss green - secondary colors:
sand, black, terracotta
- structure color: autumn
beach chair, country chair, garden chair, lawn chair, camping chair, foldi...
Category
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Dining Chair with Upholstered Seat and Back with Wooden Structure
Located in New York, NY
A large arched wrap-around backrest is the element from which this design is visually articulated. This is supported at four points, by blunt wooden bars that are lowered to the floo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in London, GB
A set of four Louis XVI style giltwood fauteuils
French, Early 20th century
Measures: Height 92cm, width 60cm, depth 55cm
These...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Beach chair Japú Trama 10 - Outdoor area - Garden and Lawn - Dengô Brasil
Located in Caçapava, SP
- Trama 10 - main color: light brown, mustard, burgundy and olive
- structure color: natural aluminum
beach chair, country chair, garden chair, lawn chair, camping chair, folding ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Set of 4 Oak Chairs with White Fabric Seat by René Gabriel, 1950s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of 4 oak chairs with white fabric seat by René Gabriel, 1950s
René Gabriel (1899 - 1950) is a precursor of French industrial design. He was one of the first to create, as early as the 1930s, economical mass-produced furniture combining aestheticism, robustness and sobriety, a source of inspiration for a whole generation of future designers.
A student at the Germain Pilon School and then at the National School of Decorative Arts, René Gabriel began as a domino maker by designing and producing his own wallpapers, and then made his mark as a decorative artist in most of the salons and international exhibitions of the inter-war period. In 1927, he began his research into the creation of mass-produced furniture and proposed a piece of furniture composed of juxtaposable and superposable elements. He studied an economical version that he presented in 1934 at the Salon des arts ménagers under the name of RG elements.
Another major turning point came in 1944, when the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning commissioned him to create emergency furniture. A fervent advocate of furniture for all, René Gabriel designed numerous models for disaster victims by establishing close ties with industry. He also collaborated with Auguste Perret...
Category
1950s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Oak
Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Bamboo Chairs from the French Riviera, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Bamboo Chairs from the French Riviera. The Chairs are in really good vintage condition with a beautiful patina due to age and use.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th - Early 21st Century Modern Khaki Accent Lounge Chair Down Seat
Located in Topeka, KS
Superb vintage khaki chenille accent or lounge chairs comprised of down seat cushions, tight backs, antique brass colored nail head details, and square tapered wood legs. Currently 5...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Feathers
Easychair, Lounge Chair in Walnut Wood with Handmade Raffia Textile in Pedalloom
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco. CP
The “Your Skin” easy chair is a comfortable low chair with a solid and light structure perfect to accentuate with its impeccable and minimal aesthetics the decoration in every room o...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Wood
Perou Armless Chair by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Perou armless chair, with its sensual rounded form, is cozy but chic, also inspired by the classic Scandinavian designers such as Finn Juhl and Philip Arctander.
Ships in appr...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Arraia Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Chair by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
The Arraia armchair design once again links the shapes of nature to the traits of Lattoog designers.
Here, marine life, with its vast “library” of ever-flowing and sinuous forms, lent its curves to encourage formal speculations about the possibilities of folding wood.
A certain idea of ??melting or organicity was brought precisely to break the rigidity of the wood of the arms and backrest, which are gently supported on the base structure.
The final result of this piece reminds us of a stingray in motion – light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Haga Fors Chairs Scandinavian Style
By Haga Fors
Located in bari, IT
Set of four lacquered chairs, typical Scandinavian production of the 1960s designer Haga Fors (Ilmari Tapiovaara).
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Swedish Chairs from the 1950s
Located in Brescia, IT
Set of 4 original vintage wooden chairs.
Retro-flavoured chairs consisting of a birch wood frame and an upholstered seat lined with original vintage green fabric.
The backrest is sl...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Birch
Mid Century Dining Chairs by Jiří Jiroutek for Interiér Praha, 1960´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These dining chairs were designed by Jirí Jiroutek for Interiér Praha as part of U-550 living room set. They were made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960´s. The structure is ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech
21st Century Leather Upholstered and Bronzed Frame Bar Stool, the Bar Chair
Located in Lisciano Niccone, Perugia
Designed for The Bar Centrale at the heart of the newly opened Ristorante alle Scuderie, the green bar chair, a new element of the B.B. for Reschio range.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lensvelt Maarten Baas 101 + Booklet
By Maarten Baas
Located in Amsterdam, NL
101 chair wooden
The 101 chair designed by Maarten Baas for Lensvelt. This type of chair is ideal for any modern interior bringing a touch of nature back into the desired space. T...
Category
2010s Dutch Chairs
Materials
Steel
AKMD Aram Cast Aluminum-Frame Lounge Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
The AKMD Aram Cast Aluminum-frame Lounge Chair is a versatile seating solution that offers exceptional comfort. The frame is lightweight cast aluminum, but the broad footing and meta...
Category
2010s American Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Handcrafted Braided Rattan and Teak Wooden Base French Design Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Elegant rattan armchair with natural wooden feet, braided rattan seating and beige fabric cushion seat, combining quality, robustness and class. Perfect on your terrace, in your vera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Teak
Contemporary Dining Chair with Seaming Details on the Back
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
The front of this dining chair is composed as a verse, with a smooth seat, backrest and legs. The scene is set for the explosion of the chorus, bursting from its quilted back, infuse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
De Sede Stepped Leather Longue Chair by Christophe Marchand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-2660/101 longue chair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Armrests covered in leather. For further versions, please inquire. If not specified otherwise, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
19th Century French Oval Hand Carved Walnut Cane Dining Chairs Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Six 19th century French carved walnut dining chairs in Louis XVI style, with hand-caned seats and backs. The chairs are raised on elegantly carved legs. All six are very stable as co...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Walnut Wood and Cork Chair, Dining or Writing Desk Chair, Porto Chair
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Porto chair embraces the fusion of timeless elegance and functional minimalism. This streamlined chair complements your urban wood dining table or writing desk. With its versatil...
Category
2010s American American Craftsman Chairs
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Ombra Tokyo Oak Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1954. Relaunched by Cassina in 2009. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. With the Ombra Tokyo chair, Charlotte ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Post-Modern Style Aurora Sculpted Chair in Natural Finish No Arms, Solid Seat
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Gold Leaf Tiffany , Chiavari Style Chair, France, circa 1960s
Located in Madrid, ES
Tiffany style chair also known as the Chiavari chair made in France circa 1960s. The structure of the chair is made entirely of solid wood turned ...
Category
1960s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sef of Four Bamboo and Vienna Straw Chairs, Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic set of four dining chairs in bamboo and Vienna straw, designed in Italy in the 70's and attributed to Vivai del Sud.
These incredible chairs are a wonderful example of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Modern Laurence Leather Dining Chairs, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence leather dining chair ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Wood
Emma Chair in Tzalam Wood and Paper Cord Weave by Tana Karei
By Tana Karei
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Crafted with precision and care, the Emma chair is a testament to the rich heritage of Mexican craftsmanship. Each chair is a unique work of art, showcasing the skillful hands that bring to life through time-honored techniques.
Experience a new level of comfort and resilience with the Emma Chair, designed to withstand the test of time. Its ergonomic design ensures a pleasant seating experience, making it the perfect addition to a complete dining set...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Nylon, Papercord, Hardwood
Hans Wegner, Wishbone CH 24 pour Carl Hansen, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
4 chairs model CH24 in an early version produced in 1973 and stamped by the cabinetmakers. They are in oak and Danish rope, with a warm and cool patina which makes them totally diffe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Dietiker Rey Junior Chair, Mid-Century Modern, Beech Wood, Designed by Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
This is the children version of the famous Rey chair.
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971.
Designed by Bruno Rey, the Rey chair is famed internationally for its elegance and style. Like the original, the Junior edition is constructed with Dietiker’s patented screw less wood-to-metal connection.
The solid execution and rounded edges are perfectly suited for children.
The chair is made with care from solid beechwood, with die cast aluminum consoles and glides.
- rounded edges for children safety
- timeless design
- unique screwless patented wood-metal connection
- Rey Junior...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Midcentury Danish Bent Plywood Dining Chairs
By Plycraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic set of compact vintage Danish dining chairs, featuring unique bent plywood backs for that Classic Mid-Century Modern aesthetic. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Teak, Bentwood, Plywood
Niels Otto Moller Rosewood Armchair Mod N° 80 Set of 5 available
Located in Paris, FR
5 Dining chairs model 80 by Niels Otto Møller for J.L. Møller-Højbjerg, Denmark. Rosewood chairs with Original Cognac leather upholstery Model 80, 1970...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Tito Agnoli Matteo Grassi Model Sistina Oxred Leather Dining Chair Set of 4
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Tito Agnoli designed this highly comfortable dining chair for Matteo Grassi.
Model Sistina.It has a slim design.The back is nicely curved and also the seating area..
The frame of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Suite of 4 B&B Italia “Metropolitan ME84” Armchairs in Tan “Gamma” Leather
By B&B Italia
Located in Barrowford, GB
This is a rare, superb suite of 4 B&B Italia “Metropolitan ME84” Armchairs dressed in a beautiful, peerless, top-grade “Gamma” leather in a light tan-brown.
In a world of temporar...
Category
2010s Chairs
Materials
Leather
Modern Exotic Wood and Wrapped Leather Dining Chair from Costantini, Giovanni
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Giovanni Solid Argentine Rosewood and Leather Dining Chair from Costantini
Measurements are 19" W x 21" D x 32" H x 19" SH
COM/COL: 2 Yds / 34 Sq Ft
The Giovanni Chair is a de...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Arne Jacobsen Dining Chair
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Jacobsen dining chair new upholstered with cognac pure aniline leather.
Base of powder coated steel tube.
Model 3107 Syveren, made by Fritz Hansen.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of 4 'Décade' Dining Chairs by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the 'Décade' chair by Design Frères, the perfect blend of French 60's style and contemporary comfort. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this chair features a h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Ate van Apeldoorn Style Slatted Pine Dining Chairs with Lovely Top Rail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 pine side chairs designed in the style Ate van Apeldoorn featuring a lovely little detail on the top backrest five pine slats for the seating. The set is in original conditi...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Contemporary Mahogany Klismos Dining Chair with Green Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
New production. Made to order in walnut or mahogany. Designed and made in NYC, each chair is handcrafted with in NYC and has unique attributes. One day delivery available in NYC. Our...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Chairs
Materials
Wood
Minimalist Modern Chair, Ash Wood / Walnut Stained Finnishing Fabric Upholstery
Located in Lisbon, PT
The conceptural idea around the Cast chair was to come up with a simple chair that could fit any nice table, desk and place. And so it was.
The Cast ch...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Ib Kofod-Larsen Palomino Sheepskin & Walnut Reclining Lounge Chair & Ottoman
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Beautiful reclining lounge chair and ottoman designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen for Selig freshly upholstered in hand sewn rich Oatmeal / Ivory Shearling. An early Mid Century Scandinavian ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Walnut
Niels Møller Modell 75 Danish Teak Dining Papercord Chair for J.L. Møllers
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Niels Otto Möller Modell 75 for J.L. Möllers Mobelfabrik.
Solid teak frame with papercord.
Set of 4.
Classic Danish design.
In good vintage condition.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Teak, Papercord
1950s MCM Design Style Velvet And Black Lacquered Metal Swivel Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s MCM Design Style Ocre Velvet Fabric With Black Lacquered Swivel Base Armchair composed of a black lacquered cross metal feet swivel system and a comfy seat in a ocre velvet sea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Dining Chair with Ergonomic Laminate Back
By Mondo
Located in New York, NY
Frame and structure:
Seats of curved plywood, covered inside with high density polyurethane foam with hidden assemblies and screws. Metal bracket that joins both parts, guaranteeing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Foam
SOPHIA II dining chair
Located in Frazão, Porto
The SOPHIA II chair emerges from the modern evolution of the Sophia chair from Casa Magna. The simplicity of its lines does not compromise the elegance an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Faux Leather, Wood
1983 Dining Chair, Homage to 20th Century, Hand Carved Oak Medieval Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Homage to 20th century, solid oak, hand carved, medieval arched back dining chair.
Category
2010s Mexican Medieval Chairs
Materials
Oak
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Leather Non Stackable Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia leather is the leather-coated version of Mammamia, the chair designed by Marcello Ziliani, whose myriad of versions never cease to astonish. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Minimal Organic Chair in Solid Wood, Upholstered Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE."
Introducing the Collana Chairs, Armchairs and ottomans Collection, a testament to the...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
1970 Vintage Teak McIntosh Retro Dining Chairs Upholstered in White Leather
Located in Markington, GB
McIntosh teak
Stunning set of Chairs, McIntosh made and designed chairs, one of the best period furniture makers from the 1960s!! the chairs are upholstered in a lovely White Leath...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
Set of 4 Vienna Secession Chairs in Oak and Cane by H. Vollmer and W. Schmidt
Located in Zagreb, HR
This set of 4 chairs manufactured by Prag-Rudniker Korbfabrikation in 1902 represents a nice, museum quality collection of important design of the Vienna Secession.
The collection includes tinted Oak and Cane Chair Mod. 464 and a pair of highback dining chairs designed by Hans Vollmer and a chair designed by Wilhelm Schmidt.
Prag-Rudniker Korbfabrikation started to collaborate in 1900 with many prominent architects and designers of the geometrical Viennese Secession, such as Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Otto Prut, and Josef Zotti...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Oak
21st Century Ary Chair, Free Life Fabric and Wood, Made in Italy by Hebanon
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
Upholstered armchair in Free Life® fabric (available in different colours) and wooden legs. Perfect seating for living and kitchen spaces.
Features
Chair with upholstered seat an...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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